I'll be right home to you

[acontrollist]

She doesn't go to the hospital at first.  It's not her place, not after what she's done to the people involved (even if it was technically the right thing to do, she had selfish motives) and she thinks maybe she's just going to stay away all together. 

Until she talks to Finn later that night. He's livid, with reason she thinks. At first. It's when he tells her that he's angry because Puck wants to keep his daughter when she hops into her yellow bug and heads to the hospital.

The first place she thinks to look is where she finds him. Just outside of the nursery, watching the babies. "Noah?" She reaches up, laying her hand against his elbow. Maybe she shouldn't touch him, but Rachel's always been a tactile person anyway.

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[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"Well that's why I'm here!" Rachel takes a seat, cradling the newborn against her chest. Beth whines a little, stretching in her arms but settles down almost immediately, watching Rachel through hazy, unfocused eyes. "She's got your nose."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"Yeah you think so?" He settled down into a chair next to her smiling. "And what would I do without you?" It's said playfully.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure your mother would pick up the slack." She laughs, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye. Maybe Puck's Mom isn't thrilled that he's gonna be a teen Dad, but maybe he'll get props for taking responsibility even when he had a way out.

And Grandma's are pretty much helpless when it comes to their Grandbabies. It's a universal rule.

"Write, Noah." Rachel nods to the pen and pad in his hands.

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

He took the pen and paper and leaned back putting down a crib, that was the important thing. Formula, diapers, oh god clothes. Puck was going to do more shopping than he had ever done in his life for this.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, his little sister is only 8. Rachel's fairly sure his Mom still has her stuff put up somewhere. Beth's pretty content to cuddle up into Rachel's kitten sweater and fall asleep, fist in her mouth.

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"You look really good holding her." Puck smiled over at her as he finished the list, well what he could think of anyway.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"I look good doing most anything, Noah." Rachel replies without really thinking about it. "Have a nurse check that. Make sure we're not missing anything."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"Alright I'll be right back." He watched her a moment with Beth and smiled before stepping away to check with a nurse.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

The nurse says they've pretty much got everything they'll need and when he returns, Beth is still sleeping. Rachel smiles up at him. "Let's keep our fingers crossed that she's always this quiet."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"I'm hoping so but she is my kid, so I'll probably luck out. I just think she likes you." He ran fingers over Beth's head gently.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"She has wonderful taste." Rachel says, beaming proudly. At his touch, Beth whines and little and arches. "I think she wants Daddy to hold her."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

Puck smiled at that and took Beth from her and held her close to him. His eyes lifted to Rachel's. "Yes she does have good taste."

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

Rachel watches them for a minute, silent. Then she says, "You can do this. I really think you can do this."

I never got a notif for this! Ahhhhh!

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

Noah glances over at her with a smile as he cradled the little girl. "Thanks you know. The support is appreciated."